May 17, 2022
Golden Week in China
Did you know not just Japan, but also China has Golden Week? Actually it has three Golden Weeks spread through out the year. This holidays were begun in the year 2000. One is called "Chunyun", and happens around the Chinese New Year, in January or February. Then there is the "Labor Day (May Day) Golden Week" which begins May 1st, and was reintroduced in 2019 after discontinuation in 2007. Last is the "National Day Golden Week" which begins around October 1st and may be seven or eight days long.